“It was a whirlwind.” “We needed a break,” Hart agrees. After finding themselves on the road for the better part of a decade, the band was ready to take a breather. Tonic’s well-earned reputation as a massive live act came at a price. This summer the band will release a Greatest Hits CD/DVD package. They’ve been featured on a number of soundtracks, including the lead single from “American Pie” (“You Wanted More”). After storming the charts with debut album Lemon Parade and its monster hit “If You Could Only See,” the band released two additional studio albums (Sugar and Head On Straight) as well as a live EP, Live & Enhanced.
“Getting together, playing some rock-n-roll: it’s the best feeling in the world.” Hart founded Tonic with guitarist Jeff Russo – a childhood friend – adding bassist Dan Lavery shortly after inception. “When we play music together it feels like going home,” explains singer and guitarist Emerson Hart. The band is back in the studio after a two-year break, working on a follow up to their last album, Grammy-nominated Head On Straight. Many bands would be content with that sort of history. Tonic was a musical powerhouse, merging the raw honesty of rock to unabashed melody…and ushering rock n roll into a new millennium.
Grammy nominations, platinum albums, numerous awards and hit songs around the world, plus the #1 most-played rock song of 1998.
